flatus (n.)

1660s, "wind in the bowels," from Latin flatus "a blowing," from flare "to blow" (from PIE root *bhle- "to blow").

bhlē-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to blow," possibly a variant of PIE root *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell."

It forms all or part of: afflatus; bladder; blase; blast; blather; blaze (v.2) "make public;" blow (v.1) "move air;" conflate; deflate; flageolet; flatulent; flatus; flavor; inflate; inflation; insufflation; isinglass; souffle.

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Definitions of flatus from WordNet

flatus (n.)

a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus;

Synonyms: fart / farting / wind / breaking wind

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